It All Starts with a Chair: Choose an Ergonomic Office Chair
Jun 12th 2023
With looming and ongoing labor shortages, businesses face more pressure than ever to keep employees feeling satisfied and appreciated.
Beyond COVID-19 repercussions, long-term supply dynamics have created a gap between employer demand and qualified candidates that is likely to persist for years. Shifting demographics indicate the number of working-age people (individuals between ages 25 and 65) will drop by more than 3% in the US in the next decade, according to World Bank data.
Some employers are turning to innovative benefits to lure the best talent to their teams. While perks like pet insurance, fertility benefits or home buying assistance are certainly enticing, employers should first nail down the basics. Ensuring your employees’ health, safety and comfort with a functional and attractive work environment lays the essential groundwork for a mutually beneficial work relationship.
Back Employees with Lumbar Support
Nothing can make your workday — or break your back — like seating.
According to the British Heart Foundation, office workers spend 75% of their waking hours sitting. If employees are essentially sitting for 3 full days out of the week, how they sit is important for their health and productivity. Hard surfaces or outdated pieces with sagging cushions can cause aches and pains with hours of sitting.
Safety experts at Case Western Reserve University say backrests should fit the curves of your spine to help maintain a neutral posture and protect the lumbar region, comprised of five vertebrae between the ribs and pelvis. Adjustable lumbar support is often necessary to accommodate differing back curves.
Investment in a chair with good ergonomic lumbar & back support is key. If your backrest reclines more than 30 degrees from vertical, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends a headrest. The Vyka task chair by OfficeSource offers a headrest for additional adjustable and customizable support in reclined positions.
Right-Size Your Seating
While chairs typically come in just one size, that doesn’t mean that one size fits all. People of different heights and weights assigned to the same chair will experience different comfort levels with the seating.
Most chairs are designed to accommodate less than 275 pounds of weight. If the user weighs more, the chair must be designed to support the extra weight, according to safety guidelines issued by OSHA.
The Ryde Big & Tall high back mesh task chair by OfficeSource accommodates up to 400 pounds and features height-adjustable flip arms and a heavy-duty 27-inch base to ensure a comfortable seated experience for a broad range of body types.
Express Your Style. Elevate Your Mood.
Whether you’re in the corner office or clocking in from home, a supportive chair will keep you feeling alert and comfortable as you work. Personalizing your seating to fit your needs and your style will help you feel at home wherever you work.
Once you have found options with proper support, amp up the comfort and utility of your chair with features like 360-degree swivel, pneumatic seat height adjustment, seat slider, locking recline, a breathable mesh back or luxury fabrics.
The right chair can be a statement piece − elevating office design and boosting employees’ moods before they even take a seat. With a sleek integrated polished aluminum frame, discreet under-seat controls and sumptuous microfiber in a sweet caramel color, the Veneto executive chair by OfficeSource lends a more modern aesthetic to any office.
Check out new 2023 seating options from OfficeSource at NeoCon! Visit us June 12-14 at booth # 7-2018 to learn more about COE Distributing's exclusive private label brand.
